The 1% Better Runner | DLake & Friends
This is a podcast about how runners can live better lives through consistent self-improvement.
Unlike other running brands, The 1% Better Runner focuses on how small, daily habit improvements ripple into broader life success, helping runners perform better both on and off the road, track, or dirt.
I’m Daren DLake: Certified running and nutrition coach, Sub-3-hour marathoner and 10-hour Ironman finisher.
Since 1996, I’ve been helping other self-coached runners, researching, and experimenting on how to better myself 1% each day.
A few times a week, I’ll drop how I’m tweaking my training, sticking to habits when life’s messy, and cool stuff from coaches and health pros. It’s a no-BS cheat sheet for building better habits—not just for running, but for work, relationships, and personal growth too.
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PS - Podcasting is very "1-way," so let's fix that. Hit us up if you have any feedback, want to collaborate, or just wanna tell me about your training. On Instagram @dlakecreates or [email protected]
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 176
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Physiotherapist Tips To Finish an Ultra Marathon with Paula Luke | The Ultra Body Fixer
In this episode we have a special guest, physiotherapist extraordinaire Paula Luke!
Paula drops some serious knowledge on everything from the common mistakes she sees endurance athletes making, why be…
Ultra Endurance Specificity | What is Phil actually doing to get ready for his 100km Trail Run Race
What is up podcast world! Co-host Daren Lake with Master of Some - A health and fitness podcast served up as a metaphor for life. In this episode we help you understand the physical side of things wi…
Believing You Can "Ultra" PB | Priming Your Mind to Do a Race You've Never Done
We are live! Season 2 Episode 2 of the Master of Some. A podcast about health and fitness served up a metaphor for life.
In this episode, we delve into some of the mental aspects of training for an ev…
Finding Ultra | Phil attempts to Train and Race for the Ultra Trail Australia 100km Race
Welcome to Season 2 Episode 1 of the Master of Some. A podcast about health and fitness served up a metaphor for life.
If this is your first time listening or you haven’t already please please hit the…
Stoicism
It’s no secret that we are big believers in the power of the mind when it comes to achieving goals, both athletic or otherwise, and in living a happy, full life.
In this episode we dig into Stoicism, …
Anna-Marie Watson
We are taking a little break from the norm this episode with Phil flying solo with an interview… and what an interview!
Anna-Marie Watson is an ultra-endurance athlete who regularly achieves podium po…
Good Goals - Re-Hashed
While we don’t believe in New Years resolutions, but you might.
Listen to a throwback of our first episode on good goals. It’s a great place to start if you are into a new year and a new you mentalit…
Using Your Data To Create A Healthy Life (Daren's Story)
This episode we have Daren’s animated and dynamically interesting fitness journey story or as he calls it “Getting Healthy, Staying Fit, and using data to create habits that last a lifetime”. A mouth…
Phil Rides The World
Changing the pace up for this episode. We add a bit of auditory sweetness for your ears to suckle on.
Fitness isn't just about racing, it's a lever to do cool stuff in life. And cycling from the UK to…
Smash your race week nutrition with these top tips
This episode we get into that beautifully messy beast - nutrition! Specifically race week nutrition - diving into what we do in the lead up to a race, the week of and during. Hell, we even throw in a…
When OVERREACHING becomes a bad thing for your running
When does ‘overreaching’, that necessary stress required for adaptation, turn to the not very helpful and downright destructive ‘overtraining’? How do you spot the warning signs? And what can you do …
Run Training Load: How Much is Too Much?
How much is too much? Training load that is. A question that any athlete thinking about their next event should be asking themselves, ‘how do I go about deciding on the volume, intensity and timing c…
How much money do you really need to spend on gear?
So you’ve decided to take on an athletic challenge - you’ve entered that bike sportif, triathlon or adventure race - now you just need the gear! The question is, do you need to drop thousands of doll…
A Race Director Explains How Race Planning Works, Elite Energy CEO Emmo Emerton
"Don’t Let Other People Worry What You Do" - Mark Emmo Emerton
In this episode we talk to Elite Energy CEO, Mark 'Emmo' Emerton. He unleashes some race director wisdom and regales us with epic stories…
Why and how to set better goals in running and life
One skill to rule them all.
And we are live! In episode 1, (or unofficially, ‘episode 0’... because it sounds cool) we, (Daran Lake and Phil Cross) introduce ourselves, the concept of ‘Master of Some’…
Welcome to the 1% Better Runner
Too many people overestimate what they can do in a day and underestimate what they can do in a decade.
I show smart runners how to perform 1% better daily in their training, racing, careers, and lives…